THE POST-SIGNAL / Danette Bourque
Connor Jane LeLeux was crowned Miss Merry Christmas Thursday night. Sponsored by the Eta Kappa Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, the Miss Merry Christmas pageant saw Santa welcome the many girls vying for the title. LeLeux, 6, is the daughter of Leslie “Belle” and Keith LeLeux and attends South Crowley Elementary School. She, along with Santa, will be featured in the Crowley Kiwanis Club Christmas Parade on Dec. 1 at 6 p.m.

THE POST-SIGNAL / Danette Bourque
NAACP Acadia Parish Chapter 6299 member Betty Johnson, far left, was recently awarded a Daniel Ellis Byrd Community Service Award by the Louisiana State Conference NAACP. The Church of Christ in Crowley, represented by Rev. Randy Cobb, far right, was also presented with a Daniel Ellis Byrd Community Service Award by the Louisiana State Conference NAACP for its work as an organization. Congratulating them was Chapter President Walter Andrus, center.